World's Strongest Woman

World's Strongest Woman (later known as Strongwoman World Championships, World's Strongest Lady and United Strongmen Women's World Championships) is an annual strongwoman contest. The event is often regarded as the most prestigious event in the sport, analogous to World's Strongest Man; however, with the growing popularity of alternative events such as the Rogue Invitational and Arnold Strongwoman Classic, many major competitors have opted to focus on other competitions. From 2001 to 2003, it was held during the same time and same location as World's Strongest Man.[1]

World's Strongest Woman
Founded1997; 28 years ago (1997)
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
United Kingdom Rebecca Roberts
(2024)
Tournament formatMulti-event competition

After the withdrawal of sponsors TWI and BBC, the International Federation of Strength Athletes replaced it with the Strongwoman World Championships from 2005 to 2008. The contest returned as the World's Strongest Lady in 2011,[2] and from 2012 as the United Strongmen Women's World Championships,[3] before reverting back to its original name in 2016.

Since 2019, the competition was held in Daytona Beach, United States. The 2023 competition was held in Charleston, West Virginia and the 2024 edition in Madison, Wisconsin.

Official results

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Year Champion Runner-Up 3rd Place Venue
1997   Michelle Sorensen   Joanne Barter   Anna Stikkelstad   Denmark
1998-2000 Event not held
2001   Jill Mills   Heini Koivuniemi   Robin Coleman   Victoria Falls, Zambia
2002   Jill Mills   Jackie Young   Heini Koivuniemi   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003   Aneta Florczyk   Anna Rosen   Heini Koivuniemi   Victoria Falls, Zambia
2004 Event not held
2005   Aneta Florczyk   Gemma Taylor-Magnusson   Jill Mills   Glenarm, Northern Ireland
2006   Aneta Florczyk   Anna Rosen   Anki Oberg   Opalenica, Poland
2007 Event not held
2008   Aneta Florczyk   Kristin Rhodes   Kati Luoto   Tczew, Poland
2009-2010 Event not held
2011   Nina Geria   Gemma Taylor-Magnusson   Annett von der Weppen   Poltava, Ukraine[2]
2012   Kristin Rhodes   Niina Jumppanen   Anna Rosen   Hämeenlinna, Finland[3]
2013   Kati Luoto   Kristin Rhodes   Anniina Vaaranmaa   Helsinki, Finland
2014-2015 Event not held
2016   Donna Moore   Lidia Gynko   Olga Liashchuk   Doncaster, England
2017   Donna Moore   Kristin Rhodes   Britteny Cornelius   Raleigh, United States
2018   Andrea Thompson   Kristin Rhodes   Donna Moore   Raleigh, United States
2019   Donna Moore   Victoria Long   Andrea Thompson   Daytona Beach, United States
2020 Event not held
2021   Rebecca Roberts   Olga Liashchuk   Annabelle Chapman   Daytona Beach, United States
2022   Olga Liashchuk   Andrea Thompson   Inez Carrasquillo   Daytona Beach, United States
2023   Rebecca Roberts   Lucy Underdown   Nicole Genrich   Charleston, United States
2024   Rebecca Roberts   Jackie Osczevski   Jennifer Lyle   Madison, United States


Repeat champions

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Champion Times
  Aneta Florczyk 4
  Donna Moore 3
  Rebecca Roberts 3
  Jill Mills 2

References

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  1. ^ "David Horne's World of Grip". davidhorne-gripmaster.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  2. ^ a b "Nina Gerya Wins World's Strongest Lady". ironmind.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
  3. ^ a b "Hämeenlinna Power Weekend Crowns Its Champions". ironmind.com. Retrieved 2016-05-15.
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